UCLA Bruins picks up commitment from St. John Bosco defensive end Jacob Tuioti-Mariner

The UCLA Bruins continued their hot recruiting streak in Bellflower, picking up their second commitment from a St. John Bosco Brave, this time in defensive end Jacob Tuioti-Mariner on Tuesday evening. The senior becomes the 16th member of a defense-heavy Bruins class (10 of the 16 play defense), but just the second defensive lineman.

Tuioti-Mariner also held offers from several Division I programs, including Boise State, Washington, Wisconsin, Arizona and Hawaii. On Jan. 4, the senior tweeted that his decision was down to the Wildcats, Huskies and Bruins. The 6-foot-2 defensive end picked up his UCLA offer in the first week of December and the Bruins quickly became the favorite to land his commitment.

Tuioti-Mariner helped anchor a stout defensive line for St. John Bosco, which only gave up 16.5 points per game. Tuioti-Mariner finished the year with 108 tackles, four tackles for a loss, and three fumble recoveries. But Tuioti-Mariner made his mark getting to the quarterback, as he led the team with 12 sacks this season. The next closest player had 6.5 sacks.

Rivals.com has UCLA’s class as the 28th best in the country, while 247Sports.com has the Bruins’ class at No. 23. Both sites have the class ranked as No. 5 in the Pac-12. Tuioti-Mariner is generally regarded as a three-star recruit.